Display frame



June 16, 1953 N. BURR DISPLAY FRAME Filed March 20, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheetl N. BURR DISPLAY FRAME June 16, 1953 2 xSheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 20,.1946

Patentedl June 16, 1953 ATENT GFFICE DISPLAY FRAME Ned Burr, Chicago,Ill., asslgnor to Chicago Cardboard Company, Chicago, Ill., a.corporation of Illinois Application March 20, 1946, Serial No. 655,841

1 Claim.

This invention relates in general `tov a dis-platr frame made o-f foldedcardboard or other similar vmaterial to simulate an actual framedpicture.

' An important object of the invention is to provide a folded displaywith a frame-like edge, one portion of which is removable to change-picture plates within the frame.

A further object of the invention is to provide a picture display withadjacent marginal frame elements foldable out of the material of a sheetat the edges thereof, and with a similar remov able frame section tocomplete the frame.

A still further object lofthe invention is to -provide a picture displayin the form of a framed picture from a single sheet of cardboard, or thelike, in .which three or more side edges are folded to form a fixedframe, and one section of the frame is dis-placeable to insert or removea separate picture from the frame.

A still further object of the invention is -to provide a fold-ablepicture frame of cardboard, or the like, having frame-like edges spacedfrom a picture supporting .plane to provide a marginal space all aroundthe inside below the frame for inserting separate picture planes thereinand holding them in place.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the specication Iand willibe apparent from the frame in which a hinged picture admitting sec'tion is shown in partially raised position;

Fig. 6 is a rear perspective of the frame of Fig. 5 in closed or foldedposition and hung from a support;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing .the hinged section in raisedposition to admit a picture; and Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line8-8 of Fig. 6 showing the hinged frame section in closed position.

For display and advertising purposes, a folding picture frame may bemade of a single sheet of material, such as cardboard, vprinted on oneside, scored, and folded to simulate a wooden (Cl. I0-155) or otherframe enclosing a picture. Heretofore the picture has been-printed orseparately applied to the -central or back plate -of the foldable sheetof which the framed edges are made, lbut the present invention is forthe purpose of providing a frame of this kind having ya displaceable orremovable frame section to provide a space for inserting and removing aseparate sheet to the interior of the frame, enclosed, and covered bythe inner edges of the frame. To more readily accommodate inserted'picture plates, the frame sections are spaced from the back plate ofthe frame leaving an inner marginal recess within .which thecorresponding edges of a picture plate are inserted, and by which theedges of the picture plate are engaged for holding it in place, thusmaking it possible to vary or change the picture within the frame fromtime -to time without requiring a new frame for each picture. This maybe val'uable or important for advertising purposes in changing theIpictures within the frame, and for varying the illustra,- tions oradvertisements of the display.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, a display picture frameas shown in Fig. 1 is made up from a blank II) of material, foldedinwardly at the edges, and a separate removable section II similarlyfolded and applicable at one edge to complete the frame.

. lIn forming a display of this kind, each of three sides is cut,scored, and folded about a central or picture backing portion I2 to formthe frame sections. Parallel marginal portions are formed at each edgeand folded to form a frame section. These comprise an inwardlyr foldedsection I3v overlying the marginal edge of the centralv back plate I2and outwardly inclined portionIlL'a rearwardly extending edge portionI5, and an' inwardly turned back portion. I6 which is adhesivelyorotherwise secured to the rear marginaledge of the plate I2. The adjacentframe sections overlap and t together closely in an inclined line I'I atthe lower-edges `of the frame.

The top or removable'section II has portions scored and folded to form asimilar frame section adapted toembrace and engage the upperends oftheback section I6 and the centralxpicture plate I2 therebetween. In thissection, there is a back portion IS, a marginaledge I9, an inclinedinner edge 20, an overlying portion 2 I, and a short front piece 22. Bysecuring `adjacent faces of the back piece I8 and the front piece 2Itogether, the frame is resiliently held in its folded position, and thenatural resilience of the material is suffi- 3 cient to hold the top inplace and in engagement completing the frame.

A picture may be printed or applied directly7 to the front face of thecentral picture plane I2 and the exposed edges of the frame portions i4and i5 are also disposed on this same side of the sheet or blank so thatthey may be printed at the same time, or be a part of the same printedsheet which is Yapplied to this side of the cardboard. In order toprovide means for inserting a separate picture plate 25, or a pluralityof such plates, or with a ller 25, the frame sections are spaced fromthe marginal edges of the back picture plane I2 by means of an insert 2somewhat narrower than the overlapping portion I3 of each frame section,the insert being attached to the portion I3 by an adhesive, by staples28, or any other suitable means. A filler 25 is sometimes provided ifthe picture plate 25 is made of thin material and requires morethickness .to ll the space between the picture plane and the inner edgesof the frame sections to be engaged and held in place thereby in theframe. Leaving a space 39 between the -inner edge of the frame and thefront face of the picture plate corresponding to the thickness of theinsert. The top section Il is also provided with a similar insert 2lwhich terminates at a distance within the ends of the section.

With this construction, one or more picture plates 25 or a picture plateand a backing 2B may be inserted within the frame by simply removing thetop section I I, removing any other picture or backing which may be inthe frame and inserting the new picture with or without a backing. Themarginal space 30 extending entirely around the Vframe, provides meansfor seating all of the edges for the picture plate therein, holding thepicture in place and making it more closely resemble an actual picturesuch as a pointing in a separate wooden frame.

In the form shown by Figs. 5 to 8, there is a similar folding framestructure for the three sides with space inserts, if desired, but thetop instead of being separate and removable, is formed as a continuationof the same sheet of material and is foldable over and attachable to theremainder of the frame, and is also displaceable and movable to lopenthetop for the insertion and removal of a picture plane within the frame.

This top has an overlapping section 3l directly Ahinged at the top ofthe picture plane or it may have hinges 32' at the ends with a centralconnecting slit 33 between them. An inclined portion 32, an edge portion33, and two back portions V34 and 35 are provided for securing thissection in place, these sections being all scored and hinged together ina well known manner. The back portion 35 may be adhesively attached tothe back of the picture plate, or it may be attached by one or more snapfasteners 36 leaving the yother back portion 34 free to hinge and swingthe frame section outwardly as shown more clearly in Fig. 7 in order toadmit and remove a picture card 25 from the frame. In this form, it isalso desirable to attach the inner portion of the top section in closedposition by means of cooperating snap fasteners 3l and 38 located on theportion 3| and upper edge of the picture plate respectively, above theedge of an inserted picture plate 25 but covered by the top section whenit is returned to its enclosing position.

With this construction, it will be seen that it is only necessary todisengage the snap fasteners 31 and 38 to swing the top section upwardlyand then to insert and remove `the pictures as desired. In order tosupport these picture frames in hanging position, the back portion I6 ofeach of the two opposite side frames is formed with an opening 40 havinga reduced slot 4I extending therefrom and the corresponding portion I3and the adjacent margin of the picture plane are provided with openings42 and 43 respectively embracing the opening 40 and the slot 4I so thata knot on the end of a suspension cord 44 may be inserted through theopening 40, engaged in the slot 4I and freed from any inner obstructionby the opposite openings 42 and 43. By suitably adjusting the length ofthe cord, the display may be suspended from any suitable support.

I claim:

A foldable display picture frame comprising a single sheet of flexiblesheet material, three marginal edges of which are cut, scored andfoldable inwardly over a central picture plate, then outwardly,rearwardly and attachedto the back of the plate at the threecorresponding edges of the frame to provide a hollow inwardly beveledraised frame surrounding the picture frame, a fourth frame section cisimilar sheet material out, scored and foldable over inwardl", thenvoutwardly and rearwardly and the end portions attached together so thatthey will slidably engage over the open end of the rst frame, all ofsaid folds and score lines being parallel to each other and to thecenter panel, and a spacer enclosed within the inward fold of each ofthe frame sections and also of the fourth frame section and terminatingat a distance within the edge of each section, the spacers extendingentirely around the frame so that a picture may be inserted at thefourth end of the first frame when the fourth frame section is removedand slipped into place parallel with the spacers, and the edges of apicture plate being contained within the inwardly turned marginal edgesof all ofthe sections.

NED BURR.

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